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    • Jul 11, 1951
    Bonnie Pointer, of The Pointer Sisters, is born in Oakland, California. Though primarily a rhythm & blues act, The Pointers win a Grammy award in 1975 for Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group, for "Fairytale"
    Aug 2, 1951
    Andrew Gold is born in Burbank, California. Known for his 1977 pop hit "Lonely Boy" and for writing the theme to "The Golden Girls," Gold plays guitar and/or sings background on hits by Linda Ronstadt and Wynonna Judd, and writes Judd's 1992 single "I Saw The Light"
    Aug 13, 1951
    Dan Fogelberg is born in Peoria, Illinois. His 1985 album "High Country Snows" features Ricky Skaggs, Vince Gill and Doc Watson, and his supporting tour leads to the formation of The Desert Rose Band
    Aug 19, 1951
    Bass player John Deacon is born in Leicester, England. He joins Queen, whose 1980 pop hit "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" becomes a country success when remade by Dwight Yoakam in 1999, two years before the band takes its place in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
    Aug 28, 1951
    Wayne Osmond is born in Ogden, Utah. The brother act The Osmonds becomes a major pop group during the 1970s, then moves into country for the hit "I Think About Your Lovin'." They sing harmony on Conway Twitty's "Heartache Tonight" in 1983
    Oct 2, 1951
    Gordon Sumner is born in Wallsend, England. Under the name Sting, he plays in the rock band The Police, then builds an eclectic solo career. He joins Toby Keith in the country charts on a remake of his song "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying"
    Oct 3, 1951
    Blues singer/songwriter/guitarist Keb' Mo' is born in Los Angeles, California. He joins Garth Brooks in a 2001 NBC special, records with Lee Roy Parnell, and appears on tribute albums celebrating Johnny Cash and Hank Williams
    Oct 7, 1951
    John Mellencamp is born in Seymour, Indiana. The rocker, known for such hits as "Hurts So Good," "Pink Houses" and "Jack & Diane," which will be the foundation for a Jake Owen country hit, "I Was Jack (You Were Diane)." Mellencamp is namechecked in the title of Keith Urban's 2015 hit "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16"
    Nov 11, 1951
    Pop singer Paul Cowsill is born in Portsmouth, Virginia. He becomes one of seven members of the family group The Cowsills, who gain a trio of pop hits in the 1960s. One of them, "Indian Lake," is remade as a country hit by Freddy Weller
    Nov 14, 1951
    Pop singer/songwriter Stephen Bishop is born in San Diego. His 1977 single "On And On" will be referenced in Bryan White's 1996 country hit "That's Another Song"



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